Grafton High School

VIRTUAL SCHOOL GRADES 6-12 Christy Miller August 1, 2022 Dear Families and Students, Today, Taylor County Schools is opening registration for virtual students in grades 6-12 only for the first semester. As last year, rules have been established for participation. Please review these carefully before completing the form registering your student for participation. The health and safety of all students and staff remains our number one priority. 1. West Virginia Virtual School is the platform we will use. 2. Students with IEPs will be offered virtual school using a different platform to support IEP learning goals and success. 3. Registration opens Monday, Monday, August 1, 2022, closing Monday, August 15, 2022, for the first semester. 4. Friday, September 9, 2022, is the date that we will use as a cutoff and return to face to face instruction if a student or their family finds they are not successful in virtual school in the first semester. 5. Students previously enrolled in virtual school can re-enroll if they passed 3 out of 4 classes last year. 6. Taylor County Middle School students will be offered four core classes and Art the first semester. 7. GHS students will be offered four core classes and two electives from the GHS virtual schools course catalog. 9. Criteria to remain in virtual school: GHS - At the end of the first 6 weeks you must have 33% of all courses completed. TCMS - At the end of the first 9 weeks you have 50% of all courses completed. Students not meeting this criterion will be removed and enrolled for face to face instruction. 10. Certified warning letters will be sent to the homes of students who may be dropped at the end of the first semester if improvement does not occur the week of November 28, 2022. 11. Certified letters will be sent to the homes of students not eligible to participate the second semester January 3, 2022. Students who have had issues with completion and performance will be those that receive these letters. To register please use the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/UqdmgxHRrF Taylor County Schools remains committed to the health and safety of our students and staff. Best regards, Christy Miller, Superintendent

Volleyball tryouts announced…

Thank you to the City of Grafton personnel for their help with the first step of our Clair Bee Gym project. Today they used the bucket truck to finish removing vines from the building. Next step will be an exterior cleaning. Stay tuned!

Taylor County Schools Back To School Fun Fair!

Seniors - Paint Your Space Application and information is available on the school website and in hard copy at the main office. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2338/GHS/2268206/Paint_Your_Space_22-23.pdf

Summer School is in full swing in Taylor County. Students in grades K-12 are enjoying a variety of creative activities, lessons, and field trips!

Public Forum for possible replacement of Anna Jarvis Elementary will take place Monday, July 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. at the Taylor County Board Office.

Congratulations to Mr. Tennant and FFA members on an outstanding performance at the state conference this week. The parliamentary procedure team placed 2nd in the state! Katelyn Detamore presided over the parliamentary procedure team of Amber Smith, Kellen Lambert, Lillie Crimm, Macy Johnson and Paige Moore The land judging placed 3rd and qualified for nationals In Oklahoma in 2023. Congratulations to Katelyn Detamore, Kellen Lambert and Paige Moore. Katelyn Detamore placed 2nd overall in land judging. Katelyn Detamore was elected as the North Central Vice President for the state of WV. (Not pictured -Macy Johnson) #BearcatPride. #ThisIsCTE #FFAProud

Attention students entering grade 12… Students entering 12th grade are required to have the Tdap & meningitis vaccines in order to return on the first day of school or to participate in August practices/activities. Students may not attend August practices or school without proper verification of these vaccines. Documentation should be submitted to the main office.

Paying for school items just got easier! School Cash Online is the easy & safe way to pay for your children's school fees. Click below or register at https://taylor.schoolcashonline.com

Addie Tucker was recognized today by our local VFW. Addie’s artwork won 1st place in the local VFW”s High School Patriotic Art Contest this spring. Her entry went on to place 2nd in the state competition. Congratulations to Addie and her instructor, Mrs. Thobois. So much talent at Grafton High School. #BearcatPride

The good news continues from Chicago. Braydon McCullough placed third in Client Service at the FBLA National Conference. Another GHS student on the national stage! Congratulations to Braydon and his instructor, Mrs. Bolyard. #BearcatPride #ThisIsCTE #FBLA

Great things are happening in Chicago! Grafton’s Justin Gainer finished 3rd Place in Business Procedures at FBLA National Leadership Conference !!!! We did it! We have a national winner on stage for FBLA!! Congratulations to Justin and his instructor Mrs. Bolyard! #BearcatPride #ThisIsCTE #FBLA

Summer School families for elementary students will be contacted on 6/30/22 with bus pick up and drop off times. Middle School families in need of transportation will receive a phone call Thursday or Friday with details.: Grafton High School Summer School: Students and Parents need to sign up for Remind. Remind will be utilized to send important communications such as attendance reminders, or unexpected schedule changes. The code is @ghscred-ss “CR” begins at 7:30 am. Daily attendance, 7:30-12:00 is required! TCMS: Arrive 7:30-8:00 Anna Jarvis: Arrive 7:45-8:00

Sending good vibes to our FBLA National Qualifiers and their advisor, Mrs. Bolyard, as they compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Chicago. (Will post a better picture later.) Great things happening at GHS! #BearcatPride #ThisIsCTE

Thank you to the TCBOE for providing this opportunity for excellent professional development. Five members of the GHS faculty are attending the Model Schools Conference this week. #MSC2022

Attention students entering grade 12… Students entering 12th grade are required to have the Tdap & meningitis vaccines in order to return on the first day of school or to participate in August practices/activities. Students may not attend August practices or school without proper verification of these vaccines. Documentation should be submitted to the main office.

Mrs. Saffle and Brooke Hodges. 1st place in Nurse Assisting at SkillsUSA Nationals.

Breaking News… GHS’s very own Brooke Hodges placed first in the Nurse Assisting competition at SkillsUSA Nationals. The competition took place in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooke’s instructor is Mrs. Saffle. Congratulations to you both. We have a national champion! #BearcatPride. #ThisIsCTE

Best wishes to Brooke Hodges and Mrs. Saffle as they attend the 2022 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference this week in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooke is competing in Nurse Assisting.